The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Ladygrey on November 25, 2014, 05:54:25 pm
-
Hi there :)
I have been let down by a scanner, he said the set up costs would be too high and then said he would get back to me and then vanished off the face of the earth ???
I am struggling to find any scanners in or close to my area or even just willing to travel, I am just South of Reading
Unfortunately its a very small number, it would be 107 but 20 ewes are only going to be tupped from next week and the rest start lambing from mid March through to April
so I assume the 20 would be too early so its only 87 ewes to scan
If this is the wrong place to put this then I will delete it, just wondered if anyone had any contacts they could share with me :love:
-
Unfortunately its a very small number....... its only 87 ewes to scan
:o
So there's not much chance of anybody coming to do my six then!? :innocent:
-
My scanner who never got back was the one to say its a very small number, I do agree its small but my friend had a scanner out for her 9 this year and 6 the year before ???
-
Hop in I can find someone to do my 30, although apparently our local vets have a sheep scanner
-
So there's not much chance of anybody coming to do my six then!? :innocent:
We had a scanner from Dollar used to do our three when we were in Alloa. Gillian Travers 07885 309040
-
It shouldn't make any difference if your willing to pay the setup cost.
I paid £40 for 8 goats, that was the minimum charge. He needed persuading that goats were same process as sheep, complained that the angoras were hairy in the wrong places ;D
and the dairy goats in milk had udders in the way ;D
but was spot in with the scanning.
-
Which scanner was this Ladygrey?
-
Which scanner was this Ladygrey?
Hey Sorry I dont have the name, my friends dad contacted him for us and he didnt sounds happy abou the scanning and then vanished
I have two numbers for scanners now and will let you know I get on :wave:
-
I do my own with a little Draminski scanner and as I don't do very many (100, 150 a year) I am not as accurate as someone who does millions. BUT for my own purposes its fine, I know who is empty for the young sheepdog to terrorise (I mean train with)/cull and the minimum number a ewe is carrying eg. "pregnant, at least two in there"
Unless your vet does more than I do don't expect them to be as accurate as a scanner who does a lot.
-
Thanks guys, scanner is sorted now :wave:
-
Could you pm me details lady grey? My scanner hasn't got back to me!
-
Yup will send you a pm :)
-
87 sounds a lot compared to my 12! What we do is get ours scanned with a neighbour when he gets his done, and pay the going rate directly to him. Maybe you could ask neighbouring farmers if you could do the same (though may be difficult to manage with 87 ewes), or ask which scanner they use?
-
87 sounds a lot compared to my 12! What we do is get ours scanned with a neighbour when he gets his done, and pay the going rate directly to him. Maybe you could ask neighbouring farmers if you could do the same (though may be difficult to manage with 87 ewes), or ask which scanner they use?
Thankyou :wave: I have managed to sort someone now, he is also willing to do the early 20 so will do all 107 of them, the early ones he can just say if they are wet or dry but thats better than nothing :)